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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how long had Sheriff Tate been sheriff continuously?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. According to McCleskey v. Kemp, how many times more likely were offenders in Georgia likely to get the death penalty if the victim was white?
(a) 22.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

3. How many people were on death row when Illinois Governor George Ryan commuted all death sentences?
(a) 167.
(b) 93.
(c) 87.
(d) 194.

4. In 1992, how many people were executed in the United States?
(a) 38.
(b) 56.
(c) 41.
(d) 23.

5. When was the Alabama Judicial Building renovated into a courthouse?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bernard Harcourt raised?

2. How old was Colbey at the time Hurricane Ivan hit?

3. How long after Ronda Morrison's murder was McMillian's truck converted to a low-rider?

4. In Chapter 11, how long had McMillian been on death row?

5. How much time did Judge Norton want Stevenson and his staff to take to present McMillian's case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Michael O'Connor's background?

2. In Chapter 11, why was Stevenson optimistic about what evidence in the McMillian case might accomplish in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals?

3. Why did Stevenson's office in Atlanta sue Angola Prison?

4. Who was hired as a paralegal in Chapter 9?

5. Why was Trina Garnett arrested for?

6. In Chapter 11, why did Stevenson have to take bomb threats seriously?

7. What was Bernard Harcourt's background?

8. Why was it so difficult to get money for wrongful imprisonment?

9. What law was passed in Alabama in 2006 and what were its ramifications?

10. How did Stevenson's grandfather die?

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